The family, always foremost in the thoughts of Pope Francis, was given special attention on January 11 in the speech he...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Papal Address to the Diplomatic Corps
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Rorate Caeli links to this sermon: Priestly celibacy is more than a discipline
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Pope Francis on Mercy
During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis spoke on the mercy of God as spoken about in the Bible.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Sounds More Like a Defense of the Current Bishop of Rome
than something dealing with the occupants of that see for the last two centuries...
Catholic News Service's Carol Glatz reports on a new Italian title, RISPONDE PAPA FRANCESCO - “Pope Francis Replies: Every Interview and Press Conference.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, January 9, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Prayer
Fr. Stavros teaches that prayer is communication with God, a dialog that brings guidance, peace and balance to life.http://myocn.net/what-is-prayer-2/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Simeon and more...
"Now You dismiss Your servant, O Lord, in peace!"
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Chiesa: Married Priests. The Germany-Brazil Axis by Sandro Magister
In the accounts of a German theologian and a Brazilian bishop, Francis’s plan to allow local exceptions to the norm of clerical celibacy. Beginning with the Amazon
If the report is accurate, it is shameful that the liberals are linking one with the other. The patriarchate of Rome has more to worry about than solving the shortage of priests, and even if it were financially feasible to have married priests on a wide scale, there are other serious problems that need to be addressed first (and the financial problems of the churches is a part of the current crisis of the Latin churches).
Reaction at Rorate.
In the accounts of a German theologian and a Brazilian bishop, Francis’s plan to allow local exceptions to the norm of clerical celibacy. Beginning with the Amazon
If the report is accurate, it is shameful that the liberals are linking one with the other. The patriarchate of Rome has more to worry about than solving the shortage of priests, and even if it were financially feasible to have married priests on a wide scale, there are other serious problems that need to be addressed first (and the financial problems of the churches is a part of the current crisis of the Latin churches).
Reaction at Rorate.
Monday, January 11, 2016
More Love from Magister for Benedict XVI
All the Mysteries of the First Sacrament. Unveiled
Collected here for the first time are the fifteen baptismal homilies delivered by Benedict XVI at the Easter Vigil and on the first Sunday after Epiphany, when he baptized adults and children
Collected here for the first time are the fifteen baptismal homilies delivered by Benedict XVI at the Easter Vigil and on the first Sunday after Epiphany, when he baptized adults and children
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Fr. Silouan Justiniano on Naturalism and Abstraction in iconography
Posted by Orthodox Arts Journal on Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Fr. Silouan Justiniano continues his essay on Naturalism and Abstraction in iconography.
Posted by Orthodox Arts Journal on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Saturday, January 09, 2016
What fruits of peace and justice without Christ and the Holy Spirit?
"That sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of peace and justice" -- Pope Francis on Interreligious Dialogue
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov): “The Activity of Prayer Is the Highest Activity of the Human Mind”
The one who seeks corruptible earthly blessings in his prayer rouses the indignation of Heaven’s King against himself. The angels and archangels-His ...
The one who seeks corruptible earthly blessings in his prayer rouses the indignation of Heaven’s King against himself. The angels and archangels-His ...
The Ancestors of Christ: What Do All These Names Mean? by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
The two readings which we have heard to-day, that of the Epistle and that of the Gospel present us with two aspects of Israel's faith and ...
The two readings which we have heard to-day, that of the Epistle and that of the Gospel present us with two aspects of Israel's faith and ...
Friday, January 08, 2016
Thursday, January 07, 2016
The Baptism of Christ
Jesus restores water to its original intent, to truly clean, to truly refresh, and to truly satisfy our thirst.http://myocn.net/jesus-baptized/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, January 4, 2016
Ascetic Hesychasm
"It is true that the attitude on the part of ascetics towards the vagaries of human life provokes a variety of conflicting reactions in the psyche of the technically-orientated people of today."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, January 4, 2016
Fr. Michael Harper on the Holy Liturgy
"Fr. Michael Harper (1931-2010), Director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, founding father and a Debuty Director of THE WAY, speaks on the Role of Holy Liturgy in Christian Faith."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, January 6, 2016
May Your Will Be Done...
"Our attitude is ‘May your will be done’. Then the potential develops within us to conceive of God as He is in His eternity."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Chiesa: Nullity of Marriage. A Reform That Risks Sinking in the Dock
The extreme facility of the procedures was the solution contrived by Pope Francis to readmit the divorced and remarried to communion. But not everything is working out as planned. A commentary by the canonist Guido Ferro Canale
The extreme facility of the procedures was the solution contrived by Pope Francis to readmit the divorced and remarried to communion. But not everything is working out as planned. A commentary by the canonist Guido Ferro Canale
Monday, January 04, 2016
From Sr. Vassa for the New Year
"A 2-minute, New Year's reflection, on letting go and letting God, hosted by Dr. Sr. Vassa Larin of the University of Vienna in Austria."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, January 3, 2016
"Don't miss the award-winning New Year episode of Sister Vassa, featuring Saint Basil the Great and other puzzling, non-orthodox phenomena."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, January 2, 2016
Charismatic Theology
"Protopresbyter Emmanuel Klapsis, US, speaks on relationships among Charismatic and Academic Theology"
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, January 3, 2016
Related:
"In this divine-human communion, man is enriched and in this he has his point of reference, which guides him and keeps him unabated on the path of truth which was revealed by Christ."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, January 3, 2016
Sunday, January 03, 2016
Saturday, January 02, 2016
Friday, January 01, 2016
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
A Step in the Right Direction?
Or getting away from the tradition of a particular Church without sufficient expalanation? Regardless of whether Sandro Magister likes the changes in emphasis or not, is his reporting accurate? If the Latins do move away from indulgences what change in teaching accompanies it? If none, then will the faithful be confused? A Latin traditionalist could argue that indulgences are the effect of God's mercy, in so far as He desires that we have a role in the economy of salvation.
Indulgences and Purgatory? Francis Has Mothballed Them
They were constituent elements of all the jubilees. But not of this one. The pope isn’t talking about them anymore, as if they would overshadow the absolute primacy of mercy
Indulgences and Purgatory? Francis Has Mothballed Them
They were constituent elements of all the jubilees. But not of this one. The pope isn’t talking about them anymore, as if they would overshadow the absolute primacy of mercy
Friday, December 25, 2015
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
The Nativity icon is a beautiful reminder to praise the birth of Christ and to remember the celebration of Christmas is one for me and you. #myOCN #Nativityhttp://myocn.net/the-icon-of-the-nativity/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Ad Orientem
‘Ad Orientem’: The Cardinal Virtues of Worship
Cardinal Robert Sarah and others encourage priests and people to look east.
(via Fr. Z)
Cardinal Robert Sarah and others encourage priests and people to look east.
(via Fr. Z)
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Who's Anchorless?
Rorate Caeli: 10th Anniversary of the Hermeneutic of Continuity Speech by Peter Kwasniewski
If Sacred Tradition is not to be identified with neo-scholasticism or Latin theologoumena, then maybe it isn't so difficult to figure out what is in continuity and what is not.
If Sacred Tradition is not to be identified with neo-scholasticism or Latin theologoumena, then maybe it isn't so difficult to figure out what is in continuity and what is not.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Eastern Christian Books: Formation of the Syriac Churches: an Interview with Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
Eastern Christian Books: Formation of the Syriac Churches: an Interview with Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
Is the use of poetry and figurative language in Syriac theology culturally linked to the use of the same in the Old Testament? A Semitic preference for that approach? Or the absence of a developed philosophical tradition?
Is the use of poetry and figurative language in Syriac theology culturally linked to the use of the same in the Old Testament? A Semitic preference for that approach? Or the absence of a developed philosophical tradition?
Correction from a NeoCath
Fr. Schall gives an approval of Michael Novak's latest on Catholic social teaching: Crisis: What “Social Justice” Really Means by Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Old Rome
Pope Francis, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy, has granted that all the bishops of the world may impart the Papal Blessing with a plenary indulgence.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 13, 2015
More Branding
The official hymn of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 14, 2015
Third Advent Sermon
The third and final Advent sermon for 2015 was preached on Friday by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 18, 2015
Video of the Pope Emeritus
Der Weihnachtsbaum auf dem Petersplatz hat zwei Spitzen, eine für Papst Franziskus und eine für Papst em. Benedikt, wie die Pfälzer ihren Baum beschreiben. Er kommt aus Bayern, genauer gesagt aus dem Bistum Regensburg, daher hat die Delegation auch den bayerischen, emeritierten Papst Benedikt getroffen.
Posted by Radio Vatikan on Saturday, December 19, 2015
Prayer of the Heart
"Prayer, especially the Jesus Prayer (‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me’), through which we are united to God, is...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 19, 2015
Crisis and Divine Providence
"Elder Prodromos from Mt Athos, Greece, speaks on economic Crisis and the Providence of God"
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
The Church and Scripture
"Writing about the Biblical texts, Elder Sophrony Sakharov, one of our leading modern theologians, says that even if...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, December 11, 2015
The Feast of Nativity
Christmas is before us. How will we choose to celebrate it? And what, by the way, are we actually celebrating?"For...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
"It's just the radical ones who made everything bad for the movement..." Mistaken Uhmerican Latin Catholics...
Gender Ideology, the Synod of Bishops, and Feminism By Erika Bachiochi
Rorate Caeli: Final Report of the Synod of Bishops now Fully Available in English - here
Gender Ideology, the Synod of Bishops, and Feminism By Erika Bachiochi
Rorate Caeli: Final Report of the Synod of Bishops now Fully Available in English - here
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
More Temples
St. Elias Orthodox Church in Austin, TX
(I see pews in other photos of the temple!)
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Related:
We have had some great photos of Orthodox churches around the world. Here is another one from Austin, TX- St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church. Thank you for sharing Rene. #myOCN
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015
(I see pews in other photos of the temple!)
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
What a beautiful church! This is the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church located in California, USA. Thank you for sharing Andy.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Related:
"The regenerated man has another mind, ‘the mind of Christ’[1], another understanding, ‘that which is in Christ Jesus’...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Saint Spiridon
"The holiest shrine on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu) just off the western coast of Greece is the tomb of a...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
"The island of Cyprus was where this outstanding saint was born and also where he served the Church. He was born into a...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
A reflection on the life and miracles of Saint Spyridon. #myOCN #PISTEVO #StSpyridon http://myocn.net/saint-spyridon-the-wonderworker/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Elder Paisios
The Sanctity and Miracles of Blessed Paisios the Athonite #myOCN #Paisios http://myocn.net/the-sanctity-and-miracles-of-blessed-paisios-the-athonite/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, December 13, 2015
Michael Tishel explores the life and teachings of St. Porphyrios who burned with divine eros. #myOCN #PISTEVO http://myocn.net/st-porphyrios-exhibits-that-they-may-be-one/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Slavery
"To fall under the sway of your passions and abandon yourself to them is the ultimate slavery, because it’s the worst submission to the worst master."
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, December 14, 2015
The Icon as...
"An icon expresses the relationship of history towards the Kingdom of God. Although much of the emphasis focuses upon...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
The Question of Married Priests in the Roman Rite
Chiesa: The Next Synod Is Already in the Works. On Married Priests
In mid-February Pope Francis will go to Chiapas, where hundreds of deacons with their wives are pushing to be ordained as priests. And in the Amazon as well the turning point seems to be near. It was all written down in the agenda of Cardinal Martini
What is the relationship of the bishops to canon law? Is there just one theory of ecclesiastical law? Would it be possible for a bishop to overwrite the canon law of the patriarchate of Rome with a law applicable only in his diocese? (e.g. could a bishop permit the ordination of married men for his diocese only and thus abrogate canon law within his own diocese? What is the (theory of the) relationship between the patriarch and the other bishops? And is that of Sacred Tradition?
Related: The Other Chiapas. Indigenous Clergy Yes, But Celibate
From myth to facts. In the Mexican diocese that Francis will visit in February ordinations to the priesthood are blossoming again, while the campaign for married priests is wilting. A letter from the bishop
A note on clemency?
In mid-February Pope Francis will go to Chiapas, where hundreds of deacons with their wives are pushing to be ordained as priests. And in the Amazon as well the turning point seems to be near. It was all written down in the agenda of Cardinal Martini
What is the relationship of the bishops to canon law? Is there just one theory of ecclesiastical law? Would it be possible for a bishop to overwrite the canon law of the patriarchate of Rome with a law applicable only in his diocese? (e.g. could a bishop permit the ordination of married men for his diocese only and thus abrogate canon law within his own diocese? What is the (theory of the) relationship between the patriarch and the other bishops? And is that of Sacred Tradition?
Related: The Other Chiapas. Indigenous Clergy Yes, But Celibate
From myth to facts. In the Mexican diocese that Francis will visit in February ordinations to the priesthood are blossoming again, while the campaign for married priests is wilting. A letter from the bishop
A note on clemency?
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Second Advent Sermon
Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household, spoke about responding to our call to holiness on Friday morning in his Second Advent sermon.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 11, 2015
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Not sure if his gloss on Luther's teaching on justification is justified. ("haha")
50th Anniversary of the Closing of the Council
December 8...
CWR Interview: A peritus remembers Vatican II
Fr. Don Dietz, OMI shares his memories about the dramatic events—and colorful characters—of Vatican II.
Dawn Eden
CWR Interview: A peritus remembers Vatican II
Fr. Don Dietz, OMI shares his memories about the dramatic events—and colorful characters—of Vatican II.
Dawn Eden
CWR Interview with Gerhard Cardinal Müller
Cardinal Müller: Year of Mercy an invitation to know, follow Jesus Christ
December 10, 2015
An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA
December 10, 2015
An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Andrea Gagliarducci, CNA
Focused on the Fathers
But will the book still be too Latin?
Ancient Apologetics and the New Evangelization by Carl E. Olson
An interview with Rev. Nicholas L. Gregoris, managing editor of The Catholic Response magazine, about his new book "Faith of the Early Church"
Ancient Apologetics and the New Evangelization by Carl E. Olson
An interview with Rev. Nicholas L. Gregoris, managing editor of The Catholic Response magazine, about his new book "Faith of the Early Church"
Friday, December 11, 2015
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Pia Chaudhari draws on the story of Jacob’s ladder as a metaphor for our ascesis and God’s healing of our personhood. http://myocn.net/reclaiming-alien-land/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
CWR: The Unsoundness of Synod 2015’s “New Way” By Germain Grisez
The final report proposes a “new way” for pastors to accompany remarried divorcées—one that can only result in changing uncertain consciences into erroneous ones.
The final report proposes a “new way” for pastors to accompany remarried divorcées—one that can only result in changing uncertain consciences into erroneous ones.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
St. Nicholas
Saint Nicolas Inspires Us, Ο Aγιος Νικόλαος Mας Eμπνέει #CRTL #myOCNhttp://myocn.net/saint-nicolas-inspires-us-ο-aγιος-νικόλαος-mας-eμπνέει/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
What Potential for the Great Synod?
"As is well known, at the fifth Meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches to be held since 1992,...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, December 10, 2015
Edit.
"If Orthodoxy is to respond successfully to these challenges and if its discourse is to resonate in the modern world, it...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 12, 2015
CWR Blog: Of Pharisees, ferverinos, and fasts by Edward N. Peters
Why I think the Communion fast should be restored to that established by Pius XII, namely, three hours
Why I think the Communion fast should be restored to that established by Pius XII, namely, three hours
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
CWR Blog: East meets West in "Laudato Si’" by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation begins with Eastern Orthodox thought and in the concluding paragraphs returns to the Christian East again
Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation begins with Eastern Orthodox thought and in the concluding paragraphs returns to the Christian East again
Redemptoris Mater Chapel
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
The first Advent homily for 2015 was preached by the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, December 4, 2015
No Need...
Here is the official hymn of the Holy Year of Mercy!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Aquinas’s ‘Disputed Questions on Evil’: A Critical Guide.
CUP - via Thomistica.net
The first essay I would definitely read; what about the authority and dependability of the rest of the contributors?
The first essay I would definitely read; what about the authority and dependability of the rest of the contributors?
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
The Latin Traditionalists Should Love the Pomp
As we await the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, and the beginning of the Holy Year of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, December 6, 2015
A Jesuit on Hesed
The Director of the Apostleship of Prayer in Zambia, Fr. Father Charles Searson, SJ, reflects on the Jubilee year of Mercy.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, December 7, 2015
Doors of Mercy
Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Pope Francis requested the ancient Ukrainian icon "Doors of Mercy" to be brought to the Vatican for the opening of the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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